Miller v. Buck Creek Oil Co.

Kimball, Justice.

The plaintiff is one of the lessors and the defendant the lessee in an oil and gas lease of lands held by the lessors as placer mining claims.

The lease is dated September 22, 1917, and recites that the lessors have “leased, let and demised” to the defendant the described lands “for the purpose of drilling for petroleum, gas and other minerals, and of extracting the minerals from the land.” It is for the term of 18 months and as long thereafter as oil or gas may be found upon the premises in paying quantities. The defendant agrees “to pay to the lessors the sum of twelve and…